No. of Recommendations: 10
Nearly all successful politicians have enormous people skills. Many people tend not to regard that as an aspect of intelligence. I happen to think it is very much an aspect of intelligence -
Well we have to agree to disagree then. “People skills” is surely a talent, but that is a different thing than intelligence. They are both personal characteristics, but only one of them will tell yjou whether the person can solve an international crisis or plot a course for political nirvana or whatever. The other one is merely “likeable”.
Dan Quayle seemed “likeable.” Sarah Palin was “hot”. Reagan “looked the part.” Reagan, at least, had competent advisors and an instinct that played well with the American people. Yes, we are all influenced by good looks, height, and other features, but none of those add up to the kind of intelligence I want to see in our country’s leaders.
